Bortezomib, an anticancer medication, prevented a recurrence of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 2 (PFIC2) after a liver transplant by helping a young girl…
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FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsWebsites of transplant centers in US stigmatize ALD with word choice
Most liver transplant centers in the U.S. continue to use stigmatizing language on their websites that could make people with alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD)…
ALAGILLE SYNDROME
NewsLivmarli eases itch for broader pediatric population with Alagille
Livmarli (maralixibat) safely and effectively eases itching caused by Alagille syndrome in children who would have been excluded from the clinical trials that…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track status to bepirovirsen, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)’s candidate treatment for chronic hepatitis B (CHB),…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsBexotegrast shows positive signs as PSC treatment in Phase 2 trial
Pliant Therapeutics’ investigational oral treatment bexotegrast safely eases itching and is associated with signs of better liver function and less liver scarring, or fibrosis, in…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsProtein’s levels in placenta may be key for diagnosing, treating ICP
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), a liver disorder that can affect a pregnant woman, leads to abnormally high levels of a protein called ERp29…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsResmetirom successfully treats NASH, reduces liver scarring in trial
One year of daily resmetirom, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals’ investigational oral therapy, was shown to successfully treat nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a severe type of fatty liver…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsBile acids stay high in biliary atresia patients after Kasai procedure
Bile acids, which aid the fat-digesting functions of bile fluid, remain elevated in the blood and urine of adult biliary atresia patients whose bile…
Community-based organizations in Canada addressing hepatitis C, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs) will receive more than…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsFDA to review approval application for seladelpar as PBC treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will review CymaBay Therapeutics’ application for seladelpar, an oral investigational treatment for adults with…
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